Now the biggest UK children’s book prize, the Royal Mail Awards are an innovative nationwide reading project in which children and young people from every corner of Scotland read and vote for their favourite Scottish children's books of the year.
Early Years (0-7) Winner
Manfred the Baddie
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Younger Readers (8-11) Winner
First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts
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Older Readers (12-16) Winner
Ostrich Boys
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The awards are run across four categories:
Early Years 0-7 years
Younger Readers 8-11 years
Older Readers 12-16 years
Gaelic and Scots Creative Writing Competition
Individuals or reading groups in any school, library or bookshop in Scotland can take part in judging the awards in any or all of the following ways:
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Reading the books in a shared reading scheme whereby older children read the shortlisted books in one age group category to younger children
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Reviewing one of the books they have read and entering our review competition. Winning reviewers in each category will receive a £25 book token for themselves and a visit for their school from one of the winning writers.
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Entering our Gaelic and Scots creative writing competition, the winner of which will receive an author visit to their school and book tokens for themselves.
